1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1987–88 NBA season was the 76ers 39th season in the NBA and 25th season in Philadelphia. This was the first season of the post-Julius Erving era, as the team was now led by Charles Barkley. As a result, the Sixers failed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1975, going 36–46. Matt Goukas was fired in the middle of the season after going 20-23 and was replaced by Jim Lynam.

1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach
General managerJohn Nash
Owner(s)Harold Katz
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWIP

This was the final season for Andrew Toney, as the former All-Star guard was forced to retire due to foot injuries.

Draft picks
Main article: 1987 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
116Chris WelpC GermanyWashington
239Vincent AskewG/F United StatesMemphis
243Andrew KennedyF Jamaica
 United States		Virginia
357Hansi Gnad GermanyAlaska-Anchorage
362Eric Higgins United StatesRutgers
485Brian Rahilly United StatesTulsa
5108Frank Ross United StatesAmerican
6131Tracy Foster United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
7154Eric Semisch United StatesWest Virginia

Roster
1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 30 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966-02-28 Memphis
PF 34 Barkley, Charles (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963-02-20 Auburn
PG 10 Cheeks, Maurice (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956-09-08 West Texas A&M
PF 40 Coleman, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961-11-14 Maryland
PG 14 Colter, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1962-07-24 New Mexico State
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959-08-03 Duke
PG 12 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1956-01-16 VCU
SF 23 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-02 Rutgers
C 31 McNamara, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959-06-08 California
SF 4 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960-03-13 USC
PF 45 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962-07-10 UC Irvine
SG 22 Toney, Andrew Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1957-11-23 Louisiana
C 44 Welp, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1964-01-02 Washington
SG 25 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963-12-15 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 3, 1988

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 5725.695–36–521–2019–5
x-Washington Bullets 3844.4631925–1613–2813–11
x-New York Knicks 3844.4631929–129–3210–14
Philadelphia 76ers 3646.4392127–149–3212–12
New Jersey Nets 1963.2323816–253–386–18
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5725.695–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6593
3 x-Chicago Bulls5032.6107
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.6107
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51215
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51215
7 x-Washington Bullets3844.46319
8 x-New York Knicks3844.46319
9 Indiana Pacers3844.46319
10 Philadelphia 76ers3646.43921
11 New Jersey Nets1963.23238
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1987-88 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2—3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3—3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3—1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1—3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3—1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1—2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2—0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0—2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2—1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1—1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1—0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0—3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3—3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3—3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3—1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1—0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0—4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4—3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3—3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3—1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1—2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season
1987–88 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 27–14; Road: 9–32)
November: 5–6 (home: 3–1; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 6 Indiana W 108–95 The Spectrum 1–0
2 November 7 @ Chicago L 94–104 Chicago Stadium 1–1
3 November 13, 1987
7:30 PM EST		 Detroit L 94–113 The Spectrum
12,302		 1–2
4 November 14 @ Atlanta L 83–104 The Omni 1–3
5 November 18, 1987
7:30 PM EST		 @ Detroit W 113–109 Pontiac Silverdome
17,445		 2–3
6 November 20 Boston W 116–85 The Spectrum 3–3
7 November 21 @ Cleveland L 88–101 Richfield Coliseum 3–4
8 November 24 Cleveland W 108–104 The Spectrum 4–4
9 November 27 @ Golden State L 103–109 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4–5
10 November 28 @ Sacramento L 114–115 (OT) ARCO Arena 4–6
11 November 30 @ Utah W 106–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 5–6
December : 7–7 (home: 4–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12 December 2 @ L.A. Clippers L 85–88 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 5–7
13 December 4 Seattle W 118–105 The Spectrum 6–7
14 December 8 @ Chicago W 109–96 Chicago Stadium 7–7
15 December 9 Portland W 94–86 The Spectrum 8–7
16 December 12 Denver L 121–131 The Spectrum 8–8
17 December 16 San Antonio W 114–102 The Spectrum 9–8
18 December 17 @ New York W 110–106 Madison Square Garden 10–8
19 December 19 Dallas W 95–90 The Spectrum 11–9
20 December 20 @ Boston L 87–124 Boston Garden 11–9
21 December 22 Boston L 115–118 The Spectrum 11–10
22 December 23 @ New Jersey W 110–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 12–10
23 December 25 Atlanta L 100–106 The Spectrum 12–11
24 December 28 @ Phoenix L 101–117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12–12
25 December 29, 1987
10:30 PM EST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 115–131 The Forum
17,505		 12–13
January : 7–9 (home: 7–2; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 January 1 @ Portland L 114–116 Memorial Coliseum 12–14
27 January 2 @ Seattle L 114–116 Seattle Center Coliseum 12–15
28 January 4 Phoenix W 122–114 The Spectrum 13–15
29 January 6 Utah W 116–93 The Spectrum 14–15
30 January 8 L.A. Clippers W 117–103 The Spectrum 15–15
31 January 9 Cleveland W 126–110 The Spectrum 16–15
32 January 12 @ Milwaukee L 103–106 MECCA Arena 16–16
33 January 13 New Jersey W 104–95 The Spectrum 17–16
34 January 15 New York W 119–104 The Spectrum 18–16
35 January 16 @ New York L 96–110 Madison Square Garden 18–17
36 January 20 Washington L 98–110 The Spectrum 18–18
37 January 24 @ Washington L 99–131 Capital Centre 18–19
38 January 25 @ Washington L 117–118 (OT) Capital Centre 18–20
39 January 27 Chicago L 109–119 (OT) The Spectrum 18–21
40 January 29 Indiana W 94–89 The Spectrum 19–21
41 January 31 @ Boston L 85–100 Boston Garden 19–22
February : 4–10 (home: 4–1; road: 0–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42 February 3 Golden State W 96–84 The Spectrum 20–22
43 February 4 @ Indiana L 95–109 Market Square Arena 20–23
44 February 9 @ Atlanta L 110–112 The Omni 20–24
45 February 11 Milwaukee W 119–113 (OT) The Spectrum 21–24
46 February 14 @ New Jersey L 105–109 Brendan Byrne Arena 21–25
47 February 15, 1988
7:30 PM EST		 @ Detroit L 95–102 Pontiac Silverdome
21,530		 21–26
48 February 17 Cleveland L 107–115 The Spectrum 21–27
49 February 19 New Jersey W 115–100 The Spectrum 22–27
50 February 21 @ Milwaukee L 115–120 (OT) MECCA Arena 22–28
51 February 22 @ Houston L 106–119 The Summit 22–29
52 February 24 @ San Antonio L 121–123 (OT) HemisFair Arena 22–30
53 February 26 @ Denver L 104–120 McNichols Sports Arena 22–31
54 February 27 @ Dallas L 91–100 Reunion Arena 22–32
55 February 29 Chicago W 102–101 The Spectrum 23–32
March : 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 March 3 @ Chicago L 93–97 Chicago Stadium 23–33
57 March 4 @ New York L 108–110 (OT) Madison Square Garden 23–34
58 March 6 @ Indiana W 105–100 Market Square Arena 24–34
59 March 7, 1988
7:30 PM EST		 L.A. Lakers L 104–110 The Spectrum
18,168		 24–35
60 March 11 Sacramento W 124–118 The Spectrum 25–35
61 March 13 Washington W 104–96 The Spectrum 26–35
62 March 15 @ Atlanta L 90–104 The Omni 26–36
63 March 16 New York W 115–108 The Spectrum 27–36
64 March 18 Indiana W 129–109 The Spectrum 28–36
65 March 19 @ Washington W 94–89 Capital Centre 29–36
66 March 22 @ New Jersey L 90–102 Brendan Byrne Arena 29–37
67 March 23 Chicago L 102–118 The Spectrum 29–38
68 March 25 @ Boston W 97–93 Boston Garden 30–38
69 March 28 Houston W 108–98 The Spectrum 31–38
70 March 30 Milwaukee W 134–109 The Spectrum 32–38
April : 4–8 (home: 3–5; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
71 April 1 Atlanta L 93–105 The Spectrum 32–39
72 April 5 New York L 119–136 The Spectrum 32–40
73 April 8, 1988
7:30 PM EDT		 Detroit L 86–96 The Spectrum
15,164		 32–41
74 April 10 Boston L 108–117 The Spectrum 32–42
75 April 11 @ Milwaukee W 115–102 MECCA Arena 33–42
76 April 13 Washington W 98–97 (OT) The Spectrum 34–42
77 April 15 Atlanta L 101–103 (OT) The Spectrum 34–43
78 April 16 @ Indiana L 92–126 Market Square Arena 34–44
79 April 19 Milwaukee W 115–102 The Spectrum 35–44
80 April 21 New Jersey W 104–101 The Spectrum 36–44
81 April 23 @ Cleveland L 99–104 Richfield Coliseum 36–45
82 April 24, 1988
7:00 PM EDT		 @ Detroit L 118–128 Pontiac Silverdome
27,854		 36–46
1987–88 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

Transactions

References

    See also
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